VOL. XIX. NO. 19. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 24, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR. RECORD OF DEATDS. WIU LEAVE FEBRUARY FIRST. BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. LOCAL FOOD ADMINISTRATOR. IN WESTERN TEXAS. SMILEAGE BOOK. i Short Sketches of (he lives of Per sons Who Rave Recently Passed Away. Mabel Hollenshead Dexter. Mabel Hollenshead ' Dexter was born in Fulton County, Pa., November 27, 1893 and died at Freewater, Oregon, January 5, 1918, aged 24 years, 1 month and 7 days. Mabel was married on the 24th of April, 1916 to Eugene Dexter and to this union. was born one son, Lewis Lavern. She is survived by her mother, three sisters, namely, Lena Dexter, of Muatilla; Virgel, Pauline, Idaho; Mrs. Pearl Hanna, of Freewater, and Ida, Donald and Arthur, at home. Her father, William Hollenshead is somewhere in Pennsylvania, having deserted his family in Milton, Oregon, seven pears ago. -Written by her mother for publication in the Fulton County News. Jasper L. Engle. Jasper Lynn Engle, son of William Engle, of Thompson township, died Thursday, Janu ary 17 1918, aged 11 years, 8 months, and 14 days. While he had never been strong, being subject to epileptic fits, his death was unexpected, as he was in his usual health. Besides his father he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Robert, Reuben, Blair, Etta, and Blanche. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. P. 3arland, of Needmore, and inter nent was made in the cemetery it Antioch church. Mild Winter in France. Mrs. Lucinda Forner has just received a letter from her Bon Peter, written in France on Christmas day, in which he says: "I received your letter to-day and was certainly glad to hear from you. This leaves me well except having a bad cold. I am enjoying myself this winter. We have not had any severe weath er, and do not think the winter will amount to much. Of course, it is pretty frosty here some mornings, but we don't mind that We have not had more than five or six inches of snow. It is said but little snow falls here during the winter; but the frost some mornings looks like a young snow. I gave direction the other day to have my Liberty Bonds sent to you as soon as they are ready for delivery. I am going to send a few cards. I want you to give one to Reynolds, one to Ira, and one to Grace and , keep one for yourself. We had a fine Christmas din ner to-day. Snes For Damages. Benjamin F. Daniels formerly a resident of Belfast township, this county, but now owning and operating a large flouring and feed mill at Hancock, Md., has recently, through his attorneys! f iled a suit in the Washington (bounty courts against the West- i rn Maryland Railway Compare for one thousand dollars damagl to his automobile. - Mr. Daniejt with several friends in his cat collided with a Western Mjc A - - L iL. TT7--A. 1T? 1 i train at ine west wasning street crossing, Hagerstown, s 1 I T . f rai montns ago. it is tor lie damage to the automobile tit Mr. Daniels now sues. ' Captain Sappingtoo, Now. We have been reliably infqm that Lieut. rvV. F. Sappingtn, who is serving his country Vith tha 61st Ambulance, British Ex peditionary Force "somewhee" in France, has been promotd to a captaincy. It will be rerem bered that only a short tin ago "Doc" was presented wth a medal for bavery by! King George and now that hisfeffici ency is again recognize! we, athrill with joy, doff our hs to Captain Sappington, feeing justly proud of his new hofcrs. nancocic xsewi. Fifteen Hen Rave Already Signed Up, With a Possible Twenty-five for Aero Squadron. The aviation Unit which is now being formed in this county will be one that all the citizens of the whole county can well afford to be proud of; if the suc cess that it is meeting with at the present time continues, un til the unit is sent away, it will be one of the best sized, pro portionately, that has eve" gone out of the whole state. A' ready about fifteen men have signed up for the squadron, and there is no doubt that more than 25 will go away. This is the best chance that the boys ef Fulton County have ever had to serve their country and they are coming to the front and signing up quite as they should now that they are need ed in such an important branch of the army work. What Detter thing can any young man do than to enlist in this branch and serve at the work which he is best fitted? What better thing can he do than to heed the call of the ra tion which is trying to save it self from German Kultur and Kaiserism, which is trying to bring itself in uch a position that it may dominate the whole world? What better thing can he do than to come forth at the present time and show that he still possesses the patriotism to save the Democracy for which our forefathers fought? There is no better thing to do than to obey that impulse which says Let's Go." Come ahead, you young men of the county, and help to keep going that spirit wh ch your companions have already started going. Now is thejtime that you are needed and now is the time that you sho' eld respond in the right man- ner ind help the other boys of the county in the work Which the; propose to follow out. Yu can easily find your prop er landing in the Aviation Sec tioy for which this unit is being forced. Men of 57 different traes are working in this branch, ari there is something for you to, lo there, and something that: ydi can do proficiently. Why ni. come and sign up in this unit am do this work that is mapped for you. It is the chance of r life and you should not neg- t nor hesitate to accept it. ur friends are going; why not with them? That is better an going away alone Now is e time to do it, so do not put it f any longer. See Corporal ilson who is forming the unit, jrt the McConnellsburg Post Of- JCC 3 buuu as puaaiuio aim u uway with your friends on Feb ruary 1st The unit will leave here on the corning of February 1st, so that lall the boys from the outlying districts should be sure to be at the McConnellsburg post office early that morning so that there will not be any confusion in get ting away. Are you going to be one of the boys to leave with the unit? Make up your mind to be one of them, and do not put it off any longer. Why Not Get Together. To conserve fuel the churches in Shippensburg last Sunday combined services, and the chur:hes at Mercersburg and other towns are combining their midweek prayer services. Why should not McConnellsburg drop into this movment promptly. If it would develop that one church was too. small to accommodate the prayer meeting, an overflow meeting could be held in the auditorium. It is certainly not in accord with the desire of the government, and the dicates of common reason, that 'five churches should be heated to the point of being comfortable to accommodate a score of men, "besides women and 'children." Fulton County's Allotment 194,060. Hay Be Purchased by Mail. M. W. Nace Chairman. Philadelphia, Jan. 15th. Sec retary McAdoo's unique plan for the sale of war stamps by mail order is ready to be put into effect and householders should be prepared to hear the postman on his rounds calling loudly, "Any war stamps today?" The Bale of these stamps through a system of "cash on delivery" at the home of the purchaser is the latest idea in war financing announced by Mr. McAdoo and it is said to be the first under taking of any nation to deliver and collect for its securities in the homes of its people. , The plan is to send some 25,000,000 postcards into as many homes appealing for subscriptions to the war savings stamps. To each card will be attached a re turn card on which the recipient may write the amount of stamps he or she wishes to buy and which may be mailed without cost to the nearest postmaster. A postman will deliver the stamps and collect for them. It is expected that thid rt.ethod of sale, once established, vi'l con tinue until the issue of $, ''00,000 i3 taken. Additional post xrds will be supplied from time tr time. .The Pennsylvania War savings committee is contemplating draft ing traveling salesmen to sell stamps on their business trips and also to report if the cam paign is being well advertised throughout the state and receiv ing due publicity. Robert K. Casaatt, director of the campaign in eastern Penn sylvania, to-day announced the chairmen for the forty eight counties in his district and the quota of stamps allotted for sale in each county. For Fulton coun ty, Merrill W. Nace i3 named as chairman, and Our Quota is 194, 060. TOE FARMERS' INCOME TAX. Interna Revenue Korean Furnishes la fOi mation That Will Help farmers Meet the Income Tax Propositi n. "What deductions are allowed a farmer for 'business exenses?' This is one of the many ques tions which revenue officers who will visit every county in the United States during January and Februarywill answer in de tail. Briefly, they include the amount expended for labor in the preparation of land for crops and in the cultivation, harvesting and marketing of the crop. Deduc tions may be made for the cost of seed if bought, and fertilizer, the amount expended for labor in caring for live stock, cost of feed purchased, repairs to farm and other farm buildings, but not the cost of repairs to the. dwelling. The cost of repairs to farm fences and machinery is deductible,' a3 well as the cost of small tools and material which is used up in the course of a year or two, such as binding twine, pitchforks, spades, etc. The cost of machinery, such as tractors and threshing machines, can not be deducted, but the cost of their operation is a deductible item. The value of farm products is not considered taxable until re duced to cash or its equivalent. If crops and stocks were pro duced in 1916 and Bold in 1917, the amount received therefore is to be included in the farmer's tax return for the calendar year 1917. Crops produced in 1917 and on hand December' 31 need not be. considered. Persons in doubt as to any of the provisions of the income tax section of the war-revenue act are advised to see the revenue officer who will visit their county to assist tax payers in making out their re turns, which must be filed on or before March 1, 1918. Attorney John R. Jackson, of McCon nellsburg, Appointed to Handle the Work in Fulton County. Howard Heinz, Federal Admin istrator for Pennsylvania, . has confirmed the appointment o Attorney John R. Jackson of this place as his Food Represhntative for Fulton county, who is au thorized to handle the work o the Federal Food administration in Fulton County. An act of Congress makes it unlawful for any retailer or dis tributor whose business is less than $100,000 a year, or any oth er person (a) to destroy any ne cessities for the purpose of en hancing the price; (b) to permit waste or permit deterioration of any necessaries, (c) to hoard any necejsaries; (d) to monopolize any necessaries; (e) to engage in any discriminatory or unfair practice; (f) to make any unjust or unreasonable rate of charge (g) to combine or conspire with any other person in any way to enhance thej price of any neces saries. If, then, the small retailer does any of these things which are prohibited the rules and reg ulations for the license system, provide that no licensed dealer shall knowingly sell any food commodity to any yersnn engage ed in the business of selling such commodity who is violating the provisions of the Food Adminis tration Bill by making- any un reasonable rate of charge in sell ing or otherwise handling or dealing in such commodity, or by holding back suqh commodity be yond his reasonable requirements or by hoarding. When it comes to the acknowl edpie of a Food Administrator that a retailer is making an un reasonable charge or is carrying on an unfair practice oris hoard ing or is accumulating a stock of goods beyond his reasonable re quirements, he can shut off the supply of the retailer by notifying the wholesalers or the manufactures not to furnish him with goods. This would mean that unless the retailer changed his practice he would soon be put out of business, because he could not get any goods to carry on his business. It is the duty of the local food administrator, as the representa tiveof Mr. Hoover, to see that in his district the law is obeyed. It is his duty to Bee that food stuffs are not hoarded either by the distributors or the consumer; in other words, that no one shall accumulate a stock of foosstuffs beyond his reasonable needs. It is his duty to ece that the small dealers make no unjust or un reasonable charge, and they do not engage in any conspiracy or any attempt to increase the price in any way. It is his duty to prosecute per sons who willfully destroy any necessaries for the purpose of enhancing the price or restrict ing the supply, the penalty being a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both. It has been decided by the food adminstration that a useful function of the local food ad ministrator is the determining from day to day as to what the reasonable prices are for goods in his district. This does not mean that he has the authority to fix price. He. can, however, easily determine what the reason able retail prices of the staple goods are in his district since the wholesale prices which are to all purposes controlled bv the Gov ernment through its licensing system, are practically fixed and easily ascertained by him. No law is stronger or more ef fective than the public opinion that is behind it and no move ment can succeed without the full cooperation on the part of the public. It is believed that this coopera tion will not be lacking since we are all coming to realize that the Rnsscll Ruoyan Das Thrilling Experi ence iu Box Canyon During Big Sleet and Snow Storm. Russell Runyan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Runyan of McCon nellsburg, is a Civil Engineer in the U. S. Geological Survey ser vice, and for Beveral months has been in western Texas, near the Rio Grande. The following let ter to his mother, written on the 13th inst, tells how one feels at the bottom of a 300 -ft. canyon when overwhelmed with a driv ing storm of sand, sleet, and snow. The letter follows: "My dear Mother: We are f till out near the River, and are almost through with our work. Mr. Harrison, our chief, finished to day. I have about two square milea to map to-morrow, and then we will have finished. "I am so glad that I am able to write you, for I have had some experience since I wrote you last Sunday. We went into a box canyon, 300 feet' deep, and 50 to 10 feet in width at the bottom, and as we were pursuing our way along its depths, with the sky line looking like a narrow ribbon of light, darkness began to gather as a furious storm of sand, snow, and sleet broke up on us, threatening id bury us alive in the deep crevasses in the earth. "Knowing the extreme danger to which we were exposed, Mr. Harrison promptly despatched a rescue party, and we were taken back six miles to camp through one of the most bitter storms it has ever been my lot to experi ence. When we reached camp, we found our big tent had been blown to pieces, and my bedding was partly burned. It is calcu lated to make one have an all gtne feeling when he realizes that he is in 'no place' and GO miles between him and the near est town. If I had been alone, I am sure I should not have been able to find my way out; for the storm was so intense, and the gloom so great, that it was impossible to see twenty feet ahead. I just gave my good old pony the rein, and he kept the trail like an old pioneer. I will work to-morrow; then, we expect to pack. We expect to break camp Thursday and start on our eighty-mile drive to Marathon, where we expect to remain four or five days before starting for Virginia, and where I hope to get a letter from you. Practical Fuel Conservation. In obedience to the Govern ment's request for the conserva tion of fuel, all the services of the local Presbyterian and Re formed congregations will be held nextTSunday in the Reform ed church as follows: Reformed Sunday school at 9:30; preaching services (Rev. Lowe) at 10:45; Presbyterian Sunday school (in the Reformed church) at 2:30; Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock and preaching services at 7. This will be .'"Christian Endeavor Day," and the topic is: "Christ- an Endeavor Goals; How to each Them." Leader, Miss Emma McGovern. The Presbyterian church will not be heated next Sunday. The ollowing Sunday the Reformed church will not be heated, and the services as named above will b e held in the Presbyterian church, and thus alternating un til further notice. After having spent three weeks at the home of her pa- ents, Hon. and Mrs. D. H. Patterson, Miss Elizabeth Pat terson returned to Baltimore, Monday. country is actually engaged in this to make the world safe for democracy, - and that ' a speedy and successful end of the war can only be obtained by the unit ed efforts of everybody, An Opportunity to 'Help OurSoIdie Boys Have Wholesome Enter taioment in Camp. The above is not a typograph ical error but literally means what its name implies. A Smite age Book is a book containing coupons entitling the holder to admission and seat tickets at Liberty Theatres, Liberty Tents, and auditoriums under the man agement of the Commission on Training Camp Activities in Na uonai Army contonments and National Guard camps. The Commission on Training Camp Activities, under the di rection of the War Department, has designated the week begin ning January 28th for a cam paign week to sell Smileage Books to all those interested in the wel fare of our soldier boys now in the cantonments and camps, These books are of two kind3 The first costs $1: the second $5. mi i iney may ne sent direct to any soldier boy you know or may be forwarded to the Commanding General, Headquarters, of any cantonment or camp. The Government has erected a theatre in every cantonment and programs obtainable and lectures of the highest excellence, also amateur performances by the men themselves. But the Gov ernment cannot do this without charging the boys an admission fee. Many of the soldiers will not be abie to attend these per formances as they are sending home practically all their pay. We at home have many drains upon us, but we must not forget these boys who have left home and are under entirely strange environments. It is necessary that they have a certain amount of entertainment. Their busi ness is too serious. We must sacrifice, if necessary, but our sacrifice will be nothing com pared with what these boys are doing. Secretary of War Baker says or wis movement A proper j i it amount of clean, wholesome en tertainment contributes largely to the happiness of our soldiers in camp and is fundamental in supplementing their physical and military training." An organization is being form ed in this county to sell Smileage Books. Ycu will possibly be waited on and asked to purchase a book. Do not refuse; but think of the joy and happiness that lies therein for one of our soldier boys who is making the supreme sacrifice and is willing to lay down his life for the cause we are fighting for if need be. Praises Red Cross. The following is from a letter written to Gilbert B. Mellott, of Union township by John E. Wigfield, one of that town ship's boys who had just returned to Camp Lee, aft er having spent a lew days at home on furlough. " The letter was written on the 10th inst., and says: "I arrived at Camp yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. reached Washington at 1 o'clock the night before, but could not get a train out until 4:20 which made it noon when I got to Rich mond, On account of a broken coupler, the train parted, and we were a half hour late. "I was very agreeably sur prised when I got back to Camp to find the 6now all gone, and the weather much warmer than when I left for home. I enjoyed my little trip home very much, and I appreciated the kindness shown me by all you home folks, and want to thank you all. It did me good to find that my home people are beginning to realize what is before us as a nation, and that they are helping through the Red Cross to make the soldier boys in camp more com- brtable. I believe the Red Cross is the greatest aid to the 'ront; and not only that, but they are doing much for us in the training camps, by supplying useful and much needed supplies." OUR MILITARY FORCES AND ALCOHOL. Little Talks on Health and Hjgicne by Samuel G. Diion, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health. Getting the great number of men together from various parts of the country to military camps is a most difficult duty. The violent change of climate and the exchange, in many cases, to out door life from indoor life, with out proper clothing and under unusual living accommodations, a3 well as the inflix of new men, without isolation camps where they might be kept urider obser vation until any contagious d eases has had time to dov,, are sources of danger to t'.e men who are already in the s .rvice. Unfortunately, the rVruits, un der the excitement of the new life, are temptod to indulge in high living and alcohol, which condition is always bad, particu larly in cases of pneumonia. Al cohol combusts in the human sys tem and does so at the expense of other valuable foodstuffs, and therefore, should not be consid ered a foodstuff under the cir cumstances. It interferes with treatment, using the patients' strength, when this strength is most needed in resisting the dis ease. Overeating and drinking are bound to increase the death rate from pneumonia. It is the duty of each one to take good care of his heajth so as to enable him to fight against this serious exhaus tive disease prevalent in winter. During the last several months, not only in military but in civil life, we have lost by death a large number of citizens by pneu monia and other diseases, where the patients' condition was due to the fact that they were over fed and over-alcoholed. It is to be hoped that this Word of warning will, particularly at this time when this terrible world's war calls for our best ef forts, help us to restrain our selves, and that our citizens in civil life will join in assisting the military authorities in carrying out their discipline, by refraining irom turnishing alcohol to those who are in the service. Foley Chesnut. At the parochial residence of St. Peter's Catholic church at Hancock, Md., by Rev. Father Rinehart on Thursday, January 10, 1918, Miss Pleasant Lucille Chesnut and Mr. Michael Joseph Foley were united in marriage. Following the ceremony the happy couple left for a brief wedding trip that would include Roanoke, Petersburg, and oth er Virginia cities. The brjde f ; 3, daughter of George W. cn 'Lil.i Brubaker Chesnut, near Han cock, and the groom, a son of. Mr. and Mr3. Joseph Foley of Martinsburg, W. Va and he is head clerk for Anthony & Callan, one of the largest stores in Han cock. The bride is a charming young lady and popular among her associates. After Forty Yeara. James A. Clouser of Lee Summit, Mo., is visiting his brothers John, in Altoona; acob, near Big Cove Tannery, and Amos, in McConnellsburg. James Jeft the Cove forty years ago last March. In April, 1S80 he was married to Miss Anna Ramsey of Fort Littleton, who died four years ago. He spent six years in Iowa, eleven, in Nebraska, and the remainder of the time in Missouri. He owns a good farm and lives 24 miles from Kansas City. He expects to be home by the 20th of Febru ary. Short Month Shortened. Taking out the four Sundays, Garfield's four Monday holidays, Lincoln's anniversary and Washington's Birthday, Febru ary will be left with only 18 busi ness days, the lowest record in history for thia already the shortest month. Vl 1 A
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